tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2342928539214422457.post7960981647512336561..comments2024-03-30T01:28:34.826+13:00Comments on Fields of Blood: Blightkings - On a Knife EdgePete Dunnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14352990006052067650noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2342928539214422457.post-60061573060344264502014-10-12T09:13:50.018+13:002014-10-12T09:13:50.018+13:00Yeah good points. I didn't really consider ste...Yeah good points. I didn't really consider steadfast as it seemed unlikely that they would lose combat much. <br /><br />Bear in mind that DE bsb will be hitting on 5's (re-rolling) then wounding on 3+ (albeit re-rolling 1's too with a lance) with only 3 attacks. 6 might be the go-to number so that they have 6 wounds to remain steadfast just in case. <br /><br />I wish they would have just changed in to a "Ancestor Golem" and given it to Dwarfs instead :) It would have been awesome!McCraehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15861597877372124252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2342928539214422457.post-1552317637248204332014-10-10T19:55:03.801+13:002014-10-10T19:55:03.801+13:00also with only 5 they are 3 W's away from not ...also with only 5 they are 3 W's away from not being steadfast versus a flank charge from say a DE peg bsb and we never see those.. gas_monkey82https://www.blogger.com/profile/01172828988506275382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2342928539214422457.post-77851323620901161332014-10-10T14:14:05.453+13:002014-10-10T14:14:05.453+13:00Remember very few WOC armies have five warmachines...Remember very few WOC armies have five warmachines. Monsters might be more of a problem than they are for DwarfsPete Dunnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14352990006052067650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2342928539214422457.post-51174640429022563572014-10-10T14:02:54.087+13:002014-10-10T14:02:54.087+13:00I think they are still a fantastic unit as long as...I think they are still a fantastic unit as long as you can foot slog them into combat. Getting Thuderstomped is not ideal but I mean they would be unkillable in a watchtower. For 230 points you get 15 wounds, 15 attacks, 4+ or 3+ Save, T5, -1 to hit, WS6. I mean apart from the dreaded 13th (which is likely to get changed with the new book soonish) what is going to blitz these guys apart from something like a K'daai or a deathstar? How many monster mash armies with thunderstomp do you see at the top tables currently? I mean you could shoot them... but then again, 36 Repeater Crossbow HITS later and you have killed 1 model...<br /><br />Point for Point Hammerers/Swordmasters/White lions/Executioners are probably the hardest hitting infantry units in the game and these guys knock them out of the park. <br /><br />For 230 points we shouldn't be talking about just '5 models' but '15 wounds worth of models' + FC. 15 Hammerers with FC is 240 points...<br /><br />Just my 2 cents, <br />McCraeMcCraehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15861597877372124252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2342928539214422457.post-81809485679735678052014-10-09T20:49:46.590+13:002014-10-09T20:49:46.590+13:00I think they will have their uses.
What opponents...I think they will have their uses.<br /><br />What opponents would be getting by being able to stomp them, they lose by needing 5+ to hit.<br />A unit of 5 + FC for 230pts will be useful for countering any inf unit (except WLs), and most cav. They can bunker down with a 3+ save and a shield parry, or bring out S6 GWs. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2342928539214422457.post-46283596045131692142014-10-09T20:15:06.226+13:002014-10-09T20:15:06.226+13:00interesting, you'd have to think if they were ...interesting, you'd have to think if they were Monstrous Infantry they would be severely undercosted at 3 points less than an Irongut. 3 higher WS, 1 higher T, Mark of Nurgle... and I5. So we are looking at a new base size for infantry on a 40mm so if you so see them it would be a unit of 5..but I'm not sure they fill a role as infantry. gas_monkey82https://www.blogger.com/profile/01172828988506275382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2342928539214422457.post-34739012487907011012014-10-09T17:35:02.255+13:002014-10-09T17:35:02.255+13:00Would have been good if you could have deployed th...Would have been good if you could have deployed them in a unit a-la-kroxigor. The only real use I would see would be for the lord character with warriors, or Chosen at a push points-wiseHerman van Kradenburghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02436600778513944817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2342928539214422457.post-63715414852897406532014-10-09T16:12:23.668+13:002014-10-09T16:12:23.668+13:00If they are infantry you will not see them used in...If they are infantry you will not see them used in serious lists for all the reasons you have mentioned above. Why would you pay monstrous infantry point costs and get smacked around by the same things that kill infantry? All I can think off is - best target of Dreaded 13th ever.<br /><br />I think the lord choice SC, if remaining as infantry, could be a good spend of points if you were focusing on a foot based list. LD10, high S attacks, lots of wounds. Would be odd though, as he would somehow receive a LoS though have to deploy on the corner of the unit.Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00672121578958117940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2342928539214422457.post-45274436454056436292014-10-09T14:49:56.701+13:002014-10-09T14:49:56.701+13:00Nurgle chaos ogres they will make, Hmmm...
and Her...Nurgle chaos ogres they will make, Hmmm...<br />and Heros/champions, even for DoC. But a pricey conversion option<br />if the intention was for them to be monstrous infantry I would agree they would be masive value.Herman van Kradenburghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02436600778513944817noreply@blogger.com